väestöluettelo
Väestöluettelo is a historical term referring to a listing of the inhabitants of a community, parish, or country. In Finnish archival usage, it denotes population lists compiled by authorities to document who lived in a place at specific times, primarily during the 17th through 19th centuries. The lists were typically produced by parish priests and used for administrative purposes such as taxation, military conscription, and church duties, as well as for tracking demographic change.
Contents commonly included in väestöluettelo varied but often comprised the resident’s name, age or birth year,
Historically, väestöluettelo appeared in Finland within the framework of church administration; similar population lists existed in
In modern Finland, population data are managed in a centralized system (väestötietojärjestelmä) administered by the Digital